LOS ANGELES, July 14 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Andre Agassi won the 800th match of his career Tuesday in first round of the Mercedes Open.
Agassi, following a monthlong layoff to recover from a sore hip and fatigue, beat fellow American Alex Bogmolov Jr. 6-3, 6-1 and became the sixth player with 800 career wins.
The only players who have won more were Jimmy Connors (1,222), Ivan Lendl (1,070) Guillermo Vilas (920), John McEnroe (867) and Stefan Edberg (806).
"It felt good," Agassi said. "Anytime you accomplish something that only some of the
best have done is pretty special."
Agassi, 34, midway through his 18th year on the ATP Tour, had dropped his last four matches, losing in the first round of the last three.
Wayne Ferreira, the defending champion who is on the verge of retirement, was beaten by second-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
Fourth-seeded Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty fell to German Nicolas Kiefer. No. 3 Mardy Fish defeated Jan Vacek of the Czech Republic, 7-6, (7-5) 6-2 but United States Olympic teammates Vince Spadea and Taylor Dent lost.
